Artur Runge-Metzger

Type: Person

Name: Artur Runge-Metzger

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

UN climate talks: No consensus on...

A debilitating row with Russia at UN climate talks this week exposed a fundamental flaw in how decisions are taken -- the entire system balanced precariously on an ill-defined notion of consensus, observers say.While furious with Russia for allowing the ... [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Climate, United Nations, Russia, Bonn

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Diplomatic push mooted for Russia's climate deadlock

Europe on Thursday mooted a diplomatic push to persuade Russia to stop blocking a UN-appointed body tasked with laying vital groundwork for a global pact on climate change.At talks in Bonn, Russia cited procedural objections to frustrate work in one of ... [Published Expatica Germany - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Russia, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ..., Climate, Deadlock, Global Warming/Climate Change

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Govts inch towards framework for global CO2 market

BONN, June 13 (Reuters Point Carbon) Governments may this year launch a global framework to tie together national and regional greenhouse gas reduction efforts, a move that U.N. climate negotiators meeting in Germany this week said could lay the groundwork ... [Published TrustLaw - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Carbon, Clean Development Mechanism, Climate, Carbon Dioxide

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

European Union

EU positive over 2015 climate deal despite Russia row

UN climate envoys are confident two weeks of talks have seen progress in key sectors, despite a row with Russia that has threatened to overshadow the Bonn meeting.On Tuesday the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), which advises on the implementation ... [Published Responding to Climate Change - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Alliance of Small Island States, Climate, European Union

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 05 2013 - 1 reports

China Sticks to Carbon-Intensity Target While Dismissing CO2 Cap

China’s Chief Climate Negotiator Su Wei reaffirmed his nation’s commitment to lower emissions relative to economic output while dismissing reports that it will adopt an absolute cap on greenhouse gases.The Financial Times and Independent newspapers both ... [Published BusinessWeek - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: China, Carbon Dioxide, Emission, Bonn

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 1 reports

Slow start, dim hopes at U.N. climate talks in Bonn

BONN, June 3 (Reuters Point Carbon) International negotiators met in Germany on Monday for a fortnight of U.N. talks aimed at forging a new global climate pact by 2015, but observers expected little progress on key issues such as whether countries would ... [Published TrustLaw - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: Bonn, Climate, Global Warming/Climate Change, Emission, Greenhouse Gas

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 1 reports

EU: Time to crack down on HFC greenhouse gases

- A round-up of the day’s top climate change stories- Tweet @RTCCnewswire and use #RTCCLive hashtag- Contact the team at info@rtcc.orgEU: The EU has proposed tackling the potent warming gases HFCs in an effort to speed up cuts in greenhouse gases. Although ... [Published Responding to Climate Change - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: Greenhouse Gas, Global Warming/Climate Change, European Union, Alliance of Small Island States, Montreal Protocol

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 1 reports

Governments unlikely to ditch “engrained” 2°C warming pledge

A pledge governments made in 2009 to avoid global warming above 2°C is unlikely to be abandoned before the 2015 climate treaty is signed, according to the author of a report calling for it to be scrapped.Oliver Geden from the German Institute for International ... [Published Responding to Climate Change - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: COP15 - UN Climate Change Conference 2009, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ..., Emission Reductions

First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 3 reports

UNFCCC climate talks focus on emissions targets

(Argus) — UN climate talks resumed today with countries looking to lay down the groundwork that will help them increase their emission reduction pledges and reach a meaningful global treaty by 2015.“The ambition gap still exists and we urgently need to ... [Published Argus Media - Jun 03 2013]

Entities: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ..., Emission, Climate

First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 2 reports

EU Demands Refrigerator Cleanup as Most Potent Gases Escape Law

The European Union urged a cleanup of emissions from air conditioners and refrigerators, saying the gases, as much as 11,700 times more potent in warming the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, are "ripe" for global action. International coordination to reduce ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 03 2013]

Entities: Escape, European Union, Artur Runge-Metzger, Emission

First reported May 31 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 1 reports

EU: US climate plan could put 2°C goal at risk

A proposal by the US for nations to set their own greenhouse gas reduction targets could put the goal of limiting warming to 2°C at risk.That was the warning from the EU’s chief climate negotiator Artur Runge-Metzger ahead of a meeting of governments ... [Published Responding to Climate Change - May 31 2013]

Entities: Climate, European Union, Artur Runge-Metzger, Bonn, Emission Reductions

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 1 reports

EU denies climate policy hinges on German election

The EU’s climate and energy policy will not be swayed by the result of this year’s German election its lead climate negotiator has told RTCC.This is despite warnings from a German NGO that the removal of Berlin’s support would hamstring efforts in the ... [Published Responding to Climate Change - May 30 2013]

Entities: Climate Policy, European Union, Christoph Bals

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UN climate talks: No consensus on... [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - Jun 15 2013]
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Russia challenges consensus rule at heart of U.... [Published CNBC - Jun 14 2013]
Govts inch towards framework for global CO2 market [Published TrustLaw - Jun 13 2013]
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EU positive over 2015 climate deal despite Russ... [Published Responding to Climate Change - Jun 13 2013]
US and China HFC deal needs health warning [Published Responding to Climate Change - Jun 10 2013]
U.S. and China team up to fight climate-changin... [Published Grist Magazine - Jun 10 2013]
China Sticks to Carbon-Intensity Target While D... [Published BusinessWeek - Jun 04 2013]
Slow start, dim hopes at U.N. climate talks in ... [Published TrustLaw - Jun 04 2013]
EU: Time to crack down on HFC greenhouse gases [Published Responding to Climate Change - Jun 04 2013]
Governments unlikely to ditch “engrained” 2°C w... [Published Responding to Climate Change - Jun 04 2013]
EU Demands Refrigerator Cleanup as Most Potent ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 03 2013]
UNFCCC climate talks focus on emissions targets [Published Argus Media - Jun 03 2013]
EU Demands Refrigerator Cleanup as Most Potent ... [Published BusinessWeek - Jun 03 2013]
USA and China intensify climate cooperation [Published Responding to Climate Change - Jun 03 2013]
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EU: US climate plan could put 2°C goal at risk [Published Responding to Climate Change - May 31 2013]
EU denies climate policy hinges on German election [Published Responding to Climate Change - May 30 2013]
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